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A study by researchers at Duke University School of Medicine found that supplying healthy mitochrondra to damaged nerve cells can signifantly help millions managing pain from diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy.
Researchers from the USF College of Marine Science are studying soft tissue samples from barnacles, oysters, and fish to better understand the state of contamination and its origins in Tampa Bay, Florida's largest estuary.
The advancement lays the groundwork for creating a library of sugar-recognizing proteins that may help detect and treat diverse illnesses.
The olfactory senses of ants help them hunt, detect outsiders, and know their role within a colony. In a new study, researchers have discovered how ants can switch one gene on out of hundreds to ensure their survival.
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Researchers at MIT have developed a machine learning-based approach to quantify short-range order (SRO) in high-entropy alloys, crucial for creating tailored materials used in aerospace, biomedicine, and electronics.
An associate professor at Stony Brook University is leading a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research project focused on understanding how coastal flooding contributes to foundation damage.
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have discovered the neurons responsible for “item memory,” deepening our understanding of how the brain stores and retrieves the details of “what” happened and offering a new target for treating Alzheimer’s disease.
BU researchers and collaborators have discovered rocks on the seafloor of the Pacific Ocean are producing "dark oxygen" through a process known as seawater electrolysis, challenging the conventional understanding that oxygen is only produced by photosynthetic organisms near the ocean's surface.
A new study from the University of Florida reports the discovery of a star that challenges astronomers’ understanding of star evolution and formation of chemical elements, and could suggest a new stage in their growth cycle.
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